(* Disclosure below.) [Editor’s note: The following answers have been condensed for clarity.] Why did AWS launch FSx for Windows file server? Naim: We did it because customers asked us to do it.

Built on SSD storage, Amazon FSx for Windows File Server delivers the throughput, IOPS, and consistent sub-millisecond performance that you (and your Windows applications) expect,” AWS’s Jeff ...

Initially, the new service will be available in 21 AWS regions. Prior to the announcement, AWS FSx offered two file services: Windows File Server and Lustre file storage services.

In other words, Windows file systems matter. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is designed to work with EFS. "Customers want a fully compatible Windows file system," said Jassy.

AWS launched FSx, a fully-managed cloud-based file storage solution, in 2018. Since its launch, the company has managed to offer two file system choices for customers through Windows and a ...

Naim said FSx currently works with three file systems: Windows File Server using the SMB protocol, Lustre for high-performance computing, and now NetApp Ontap.

AWS already offers FSx for Windows File Server and FSx for Lustre for general file server and high-performance computing (HPC) cloud file storage respectively.

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is said to provide popular features, performance and APIs of ONTAP file systems as an AWS service. The two companies believe that this will make it easier for customers ...